PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Carvalho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gaskins
vs
Carvalho

185 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
30
190 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gaskins with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho works over Gaskins's head and body with a nice combination.
Gaskins shoots for a double leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls well. He's pushed Gaskins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carvalho scores with a nice strike.
Carvalho tries to bum rush Gaskins with a series of wild strikes but Gaskins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carvalho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Gaskins moves out of range.
Gaskins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carvalho sprawls and moves away.
Gaskins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carvalho as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Gaskins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaskins fails to land the takedown.

Gaskins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaskins wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Gaskins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Gaskins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gaskins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gaskins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Gaskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carvalho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carvalho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaskins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carvalho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gaskins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gaskins trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom here.
Carvalho is trying to buck Gaskins off.

Gaskins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carvalho, who protects the arm well.

Gaskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carvalho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Gaskins has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Carvalho is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gaskins yanks on the arm and Carvalho is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gaskins.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donald Gaskins!